Bonds

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Nayib Bukele/Getty Images)
El Salvador's Debt Rating Cut to CC by Fitch
The rating agency said the country is likely to default on a January debt repayment because it has limited market access to raise the funds needed, in part because of its bitc...
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele (Nayib Bukele/Getty Images)

El Salvador (Esaú González/Unsplash)
El Salvador Launches 2 Debt Repurchase Offers Amid Uncertainty Over Its Bitcoin Bond
The offers have been viewed as an attempt to counter speculation about a potential default by the country.
El Salvador (Esaú González/Unsplash)

El Salvador's Volcano Bonds continue to face delays. (Esaú González/Unsplash)
El Salvador’s Bitcoin Bond Delays Continue; Investor Interest Wanes: Report
The chief technology officer at Bitfinex and Tether said he hopes the bond can still be rolled out this year, despite a plunging bitcoin price.
El Salvador's Volcano Bonds continue to face delays. (Esaú González/Unsplash)

Bond markets question the bullish crypto market narrative concerning inflation. (geralt/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
Bitcoin $24K Breakout Elusive as Treasury Yields Balk at Peak Inflation Narrative
Traders of risk assets, including bitcoin, might be wrong to conclude that inflation in the U.S. has peaked, the bond market activity suggests.
Bond markets question the bullish crypto market narrative concerning inflation. (geralt/Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

Distributed ledger technology could offer more direct access to financial markets, according to EU lawmakers hoping to trial this theory in the coming months. (Alistair Berg/Getty Images)
Bye-bye Brokers: EU Tries Stock Trading, the Web3 Way
A new European trial of blockchain-based securities trading is a “very good thing” for crypto fans, CoinDesk was told – but some worry it’s overcautious and rigid.
Distributed ledger technology could offer more direct access to financial markets, according to EU lawmakers hoping to trial this theory in the coming months. (Alistair Berg/Getty Images)

Bitcoin in stasis as real yield hits two-month low. (Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay)
Bitcoin Trades Cautiously Even as Real Yield, Dollar Support Bullish Stance
The U.S. 10-year real yield has dropped 46 basis points in two weeks, offering bullish cues to risk assets, including bitcoin.
Bitcoin in stasis as real yield hits two-month low. (Alexas_Fotos/Pixabay)

President Nayib Bukele (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)
El Salvador Introduces 2 Sovereign Debt Repurchase Bills in Effort to Allay Default Concerns
President Nayib Bukele announced that the Central American country seeks to buy back bonds maturing in 2023 and 2025 at market prices.
President Nayib Bukele (Ulises Rodriguez/APHOTOGRAFIA/Getty Images)

Observers assess downside risk to bitcoin as bond yields spike. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)
Observers Cautious for Bitcoin as US Inflation-Adjusted Bond Yield Hits 2-Year High
Typically rising borrowing costs hurt risk assets, one research firm said.
Observers assess downside risk to bitcoin as bond yields spike. (Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

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Post-Merge Ether Will Be a Commodity-Linked Bond, Could Rally to $10K, BitMEX Co-Founder Says
The post-Merge bond-like appeal and ESG-compliant label would make ether more attractive than other layer 1 cryptocurrencies, according to BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes.
(Pixabay, modified by CoinDesk)

The bitcoin price was around $45,945 as of press time, down 2.5% from Wednesday. (CoinDesk)
Bitcoin Slides for Second Day as Analyst Warns of Dip Below $45K
The cryptocurrency slides again after eight straight days of gains.
The bitcoin price was around $45,945 as of press time, down 2.5% from Wednesday. (CoinDesk)